a word that modifies or describes something about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or clauses. They usually express some relation of place (here, there), time (now, then), manner (well, quickly), degree (very, extremely), cause, result, etc.
· almost, alone, there, yesterday, ...
· Many of them end in -ly: happily, carefully, honestly, impatently, naturally, originally, professionally, ...
There are words that can be both, for example:
adjective
adverb
fast
The fast fox caught the chicken. (veloz)
He ran fast to catch the train. (velozmente)
early
The newspaper arrives in the early morning.
I arrived at work early today.
friendly
He is a friendly person and everybody likes him.
He acted friendly with her, even though he hated her.
Step 2: Learn the use of the most basic comparatives with adjectives and adverbs:
Examples:
ADJETIVES:
early
earlier than
fast
faster than
late
later than
slow (Br.)
slower than
ADVERBS:
abruptly
more abruptly than
bright
brighter than
carefully
more carefully than
badly
worse than
fast
faster than
completely
more completely than
far (place + time)
further than
hard
harder than
deeply
more deeply than
far (place)
farther than
high
higher than
directly
more directly than
ill
worse than
late
later than
easily
more easily than
little
less than
near
nearer than
effectively
more effectively than
much
more than
quick
quicker than
efficiently
more efficiently than
well
better than
slow (Am.Eng.)
slower than
fantastically
more fantastically than
soon
sooner than
frequently
more frequently than
gracefully
more gracefully than
happily
more happily than
hardly
more hardly than
highly
more highly than
horribly
more horribly than
prettily
more prettily than
quickly
more quickly than
quietly
more quietly than
recently
more recently than
seriously
more seriously than
skillfully
more skillfully than
slowly
more slowly than
softly
more softly than
· the same as …: Your book is the same as mine.
.Adverbs: the rules are very similar to adjectives. The only difference is that two-syllable adverbs ending in –y (slowly) form the comparative with more (more slowly, NOT slowlier).
Usual mistakes: more big (instead of bigger than), more easy (instead of easier than), ...
Step 3: Try to learn a bit more about comparatives:
ADVERBS:
easily
less easily
gracefully
less gracefully
ADJECTIVES:
as ... as
· My sister is as tall as I am (/ me). · I don't eat as much as you do. · She knows as manypeople as I do.
the same as
· Your book isthe sameas mine.
-er than
· My sister is taller than me. · My sister is much taller than me. · My sister is taller this year than last year.
more ... than
· My girlfriend is more beautiful than yours. · My girlfriend is muchmore beautiful than yours. · My girlfriend is more beautiful this week than last week.
ADVERBS:
as ... as
· My car runs as fast as yours. · My car runs as much as yours.
-er than
· My car is faster than yours. · My car is much faster than yours. · My car is faster this month than last month.
more ... than
· My car runs more slowly than yours. · My car runs muchmore slowly than yours. · My car runs more slowly today than yesterday.
· as …as: is also very common with much and many (I don´t eat as much as you do. / I didn’t spend as much as you. / She knows as many people as I do.).
What is it like? / What is he like? + comparatives
/ə/ Este sonido se llama schua y es el sonido más común en inglés. Suele producirse antes y después de sílabas acentuadas. La última sílaba -er siempre se pronuncia /ə/, e.g. computer /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/
Table of Contents
1. READING & VOCABULARY
One-minutes Bedtime Stories
deceitful = mentiroso
2. GRAMMAR
· comparatives
· Many of them end in -ly: happily, carefully, honestly, impatently, naturally, originally, professionally, ...
There are words that can be both, for example:
Step 1: Review what you already learnt in: Básico 1: Unit 9C - comparatives
Step 2: Learn the use of the most basic comparatives with adjectives and adverbs:
Examples:
· the same as …: Your book is the same as mine.
.Adverbs: the rules are very similar to adjectives. The only difference is that two-syllable adverbs ending in –y (slowly) form the comparative with more (more slowly, NOT slowlier).
Usual mistakes: more big (instead of bigger than), more easy (instead of easier than), ...
Step 3: Try to learn a bit more about comparatives:
· I don't eat as much as you do.
· She knows as many people as I do.
· My sister is much taller than me.
· My sister is taller this year than last year.
· My girlfriend is much more beautiful than yours.
· My girlfriend is more beautiful this week than last week.
· My car runs as much as yours.
· My car is much faster than yours.
· My car is faster this month than last month.
· My car runs much more slowly than yours.
· My car runs more slowly today than yesterday.
· as …as: is also very common with much and many (I don´t eat as much as you do. / I didn’t spend as much as you. / She knows as many people as I do.).
What is it like? / What is he like? + comparatives
3. PRONUNCIATION
Your already learnt this sound in: Básico 1: Unit 1B - /ə/
/ə/ Este sonido se llama schua y es el sonido más común en inglés. Suele producirse antes y después de sílabas acentuadas. La última sílaba -er siempre se pronuncia /ə/, e.g. computer /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/
4. SPEAKING
· talk about your past
5. LISTENING
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6. SONG
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